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No profit from plunder: ConCourt ends Beitbridge COVID-19 fence saga

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The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed the Constitutional Court’s dismissal of two appeals by Profteam CC and Magwa Construction, shutting down the companies’ final attempt to challenge findings that their R40 million Beitbridge border fence contracts – awarded during the COVID-19 National State of Disaster – were unlawful.

No interruptions to NSFAS funding and allowance: Manamela

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Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has moved to reassure students that funding and allowances will continue uninterrupted, despite the decision to place the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) under administration.

NSFAS placed under administration

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Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has placed the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) under administration due to governance instability within the institution.

Call for calm as Hantavirus case confirmed

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The Department of Health (DoH) has called for public calm following confirmation of a rare Hantavirus case in a critically ill British national in South Africa.

SAPS Captain praised for bravery

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The Acting National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane, has commended Captain Johan “Pottie” Potgieter for his bravery after he secured a crocodile during an operation to recover the human remains of a suspected missing person.

COGTA hails SA, Nigeria engagement after traditional dispute in EC

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The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) has welcomed what it described as constructive engagement between the AmaRharhabe Traditional Council and the Nigerian High Commission, following a recent meeting in the Eastern Cape.

Our freedom is a product of intangible solidarity

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Those who have had the opportunity to carefully study South Africa’s road to democracy would most likely agree with the assertion that our democracy is a special product of intangible solidarity.